Agronomists Happy Hour

What considerations need to be made when transitioning to a corn-soybean no-till system? A great question that came from AGvisorPRO with a lot of great responses on the app, and now you get to hear our response!

The borders open...Agronomists Happy Hour goes North!

 We re-united with our friends from Winfield United Canada in Saskatoon for their Agronomy Academy and have happy hour!

When is the right time to apply boron in high production wheat? A great question that came recently from AGvisorPRO. Just a couple of morons talking about boron. 

We have the pleasure to share a beer with Rodrigo Werle and Joe Ikley the night before the NDSU Wild World of Weeds Workshop at Drekker Brewing in Fargo, ND. Rodrigo shares his path from Brazil to Wisconsin and the weed resistance issues they face and how they are combating it.

Find Rodrigo on Twitter @WiscWeeds

What does growing giant pumpkins and biologicals have in common? It's more than you might think! We have a great time spending happy hour with Joe Ailts, a once corporate agronomist who broke the mold and has gone off into the world of independent crop consulting. Joe gives special focus into the world of soil biology and tries to find ways to utilize what we know about soil biology to use in a practical sense for nutrient recommendations.

Find Joe @AiltsAgronomy on Facebook and @JoeAilts on Twitter

What are my considerations when using water condtioners? NDSU weed guide says AMS is great but my local retailer says Helfire can do the same thing, do I use one or the other, maybe both? 

An awesome question with some great answers given on the AGvisorPRO app, and now you get our take. We tackle this from multiple perspectives because all answers can be right!

Have you attended or thought about attending Agronomy On Ice? If you venture out to Devils Lake, ND on 2/1/2023 you will find the greatest Ag show on ice.

We talk about what you should expect to see at AOI this year and why we have so much fun doing it.

Check out www.agronomyonice.com for details!

What are good soybean post planting, pre-emerge products for kochia and foxtails? This was the question pulled from AGvisorPRO this week. 

Options may seem straight forward at first glance, but we dig into the reason someone in western ND might be asking this and look to the root of the question. 

This week we get the pleasure to talk to Morgan Stutrud, an instructor for the ND Farm Management Education program. We talk about what it is that the Farm Management Education program does and why we think its just as important as agronomy.

If you are interested in what the ND Farm Management Education Program and want to learn more, please check out their website at: https://www.ndfarmmanagement.com/

They also have a Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/NDFarmManagementEducation

If using a reverse osmosis system for spray water can one reduce the rate of herbicide being used because of increase efficacy? 

A great question coming from the AGvisorPRO app this past week, we tackle why this is asked from farmers and custom applicators perspective over the years. What does de-ionization do to water and why can that be a benefit, and what could be some other things to consider?